A TaqMan polymerase chain reaction method for monitoring RDX-degrading bacteria based on the xplA functional gene

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-274

  Indest, Karl J ^a   Crocker, Fiona H ^a   Athow, Rebecca ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b SpecPro Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

RDX biodegradation; Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain 11Y; TaqMan PCR; xplA gene

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; CYTOCHROME P450; FLAVODOXIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GORDONIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WILLIAMSIA; XPLA GENE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRIAZINES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA SP.; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; WILLIAMSIA;

EID: 33846448175     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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